Created by Mike Brett(aka Michael Brett)(1921-2000) New York City's chrome-domed SAM DAKKERS was no private eye hero. As he matter-of-factly points out right off the bat, "I'm a bookie: horses, baseball, fights, anything. As long as there's action, I'm ready to take it." But all bets are off Sam, a schlub not exactly blessed with … Continue reading Sam Dakkers
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Mister Maddox
Created by T.T. Flynn Pseudonym of Thomas Theodore Flynn (1902-78) "When Joe Maddox tells you it's all right, it's all right. You can lay money on it." MISTER JOE MADDOX, almost always referred to as "Mister Maddox," earned the nickname "The Bland Buddha of the Bangtail Circuit," for hanging around racetracks all over the States … Continue reading Mister Maddox